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Mass Audubon State of the Birds

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Blue-winged Warbler
Vermivora cyanoptera

The Blue-winged Warbler is a widespread scrubland breeder in Massachusetts that colonized the state from the south during the past century. It has also played a role in the recent extirpation of its kissing cousin, the Golden-winged Warbler.
Conservation Status
Monitor to Ensure Stability

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

Highly Vulnerable
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
0.54
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
0.30
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
-0.23
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
-6.70
National Audubon Societyb
Climate Threatened
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
259
Atlas II Blocks
496
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
26
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
47
Percent change
161

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
-1.7%
P-value
not significant
Number of routes
23
Recent trend 2000-2010
-1.7%

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1963-1979)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1979-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Shrubland

Wintering

Does not winter in Massachusetts

Climate Suitability Current and 2050